To finish off these goals, we intend to spend the rest of the year focused
purely on “implementation” work—which doesn’t just mean code! In particular, we
are effectively spinning down the RFC process for 2017, after having merged
almost 90 RFCs this year!

So here’s the plan. Each Rust team has put together several working groups
focused on a specific sub-area. Each WG has a leader who is responsible for
carving out and coordinating work, and a dedicated chat channel for getting
involved. We are working hard to divvy up work items into many shapes and sizes,
and to couple them with mentoring instructions and hands-on mentors. So if
you’ve always wanted to contribute to Rust but weren’t sure how, this is the
perfect opportunity for you. Don’t be shy—we want and need your help, and, as
per our roadmap, our aim is mentoring at all levels of experience. To get started,
say hello in the chat rooms for any of the work groups you’re interested in!

A few points of order

There are a few online venues for keeping in the loop with working group activity:

There is a dedicated Gitter community
with channels for each working group, as well as
a global channel for talking about
the process as a whole, or getting help finding your way to a working group.
For those who prefer IRC, a good bridge is available!

The brand-new findwork site, which
provides an entry point to a number of open issues across the Rust project,
including those managed by working groups (see the “impl period” tab). Thanks,
@nrc, for putting this together!

We also plan two in-person events, paired with upcoming Rust conferences. Each
of them is a two-day event populated in part by Rust core developers; come hang
out and work together!

As usual, all of these venues abide by the Rust code of conduct. But more than
that: this “impl period” is a chance for us all to have fun collaborating and
helping each other, and those participating in the official venues are
expected to meet the highest standards of behavior.

The working groups

Without further ado, here’s the initial lineup! (A few more working groups are
expected to arise over time.)

If you find a group that interests you, please say hello in the corresponding
chat room!